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![]() Male Players - Australia
Arthur Alfred MaileyBorn: 3 January 1886, Zetland, Sydney, New South WalesDied: 31 December 1967, Kirrawee, Sydney, New South Wales Major Teams: New South Wales, Australia. Known As: Arthur Mailey Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly Test Debut: Australia v England at Sydney, 1st Test, 1920/21 Last Test: Australia v England at The Oval, 5th Test, 1926 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 21 29 9 222 46* 11.10 0 0 14 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 6119 115 3358 99 33.91 9-121 6 2 61.8 3.29 FIRST-CLASS (career: 1912/13 - 1929/30) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 158 186 62 1530 66 12.33 0 3 157 0 R W Ave BBI 5 10 Bowling 18772 779 24.09 10-66 61 16 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Arthur MaileyStatistics involving Arthur MaileyPictures of Arthur Mailey
Profile:Mailey was perhaps the first in the great line of Australian leg spinners that passed through Grimmett, O'Reilly, Benaud to Warne. Mailey was fundementally an aggressive bowler, emphasising flight and spin over accuracy, and willing to buy his wickets. His strong hands and fingers (he started his working life as a labourer, which built up his strength) allowed him to spin the ball like a top. A shortish man, he tossed the ball up and invited the batsman to try and it hit it- if he could. Unfortunately, his early years were affected by the 1st world war - his first class debut was in 1912, but did not play Tests until he was in his 30s. He took 36 wickets in his first Test series, against England in 1920/21, taking 9/121 in the second innings of the fourth Test. He still holds one unfortunate record, taking 4/362 for NSW v Victoria in 1926-27, the most runs ever conceded in an innings (Victoria scored a record 1107). He was a talented artist, and after retirement wrote extensively about cricket, including his autobiography 10 for 66 and all that (his best bowling ever was of course 10 for 66). His piece telling the story of his first encounter with Victor Trumper is considered to be one of the classics of cricket writing. A sociable and friendly man he was much liked by his team mates, opponenets and colleagues in the press box. (Dave Liverman and Ashok Sridharan |
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